Improvement in siphon-heads for mineral-water bottles



J. W. STIL LWELL. SIPHON' HEADS FOR MINERAL WATERBOTTLES, &c.

Patented Sept. 26,1876.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

JOSEPH W. STILLWE LL, OF PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN SlPHON-HEADS FOR MINERAL-WATER BOTTLES, &c.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 182.612, datedSeptember 26, 1876; application filed August 7, 1876. 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH W..STILLWELL of Peekskill, in the county ofWestchester and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Siphon-Heads for Mineral-Water Bottles, &c., of which thefollowing is a specification The figure is a vertical section of asiphonhead to which my improvement has been applied.

The object of this invention is to enable the valve of the head to beremoved and repacked or repaired without disturbing the connectionbetween said head and the bottle.

The invention consists in the extension-collar, having a screw-threadcut in the inner surface of its lower part, a screw-thread cut in theouter surface of its upper part, having a ring-groove in its upper end,and a recess and shoulder in its inner surface, in combination with thebase of a inafter fully described.

A is the base or cup of the head. B is the nozzle or spout. O is theneck through which the stem 1) of the valve E passes. F is the spring bywhich the valve E is held to its seat, and Ur is the thumb-lever bywhich the valve E 'is opened-about the construction of all of whichparts there is nothing new. H is an extension-collar upon the innersurface of the lower part, of which, is formed a screw-thread to screwupon the neck of the bottle, and upon the outer surface of the upperpart of siphon-head, as herewhich is formed a screw-thread to screw intothe screw-thread in the inner surface of the base A of the head. Uponthe top or upper edge of the collar H is formed a groove to receive apacking-rin g, which is pressed against a shoulder of the base A toprevent any leakage between the said base and collar. In the innersurface of the upper part of the collar H, around the opening throughit, is formed as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent Theextension-collar H, having a screwthread cut in the inner surface of itslower part, a screw-thread cut in the outer surface of its upper part,having a ring groove in itsupper end, and a recess and shoulder in itsinner surface, in combination with the base A of a siphon-head,substantially as herein shown and described.

JOSEPH W. 'STILLWELL. Witnesses:

WM. H. LooKwooD, J. H. LooKWooD.

